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" Izzo (H.O.V.A.) " (often referred to as " H to the Izzo ") is the first single released by Jay-Z from his sixth album The Blueprint. It is among his most popular singles. This was the second song released off The Blueprint, after the diss track " Takeover ", but the lead single from it.
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- August 21, 2001
- May 2001
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Izzo (H.O.V.A.) JAY-Z. Track 3 on The Blueprint. Producer. Kanye West. As the first single from his classic The Blueprint album, “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” was Hov’s very first...
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"Hova" refers to what Jay-Z calls his "God Name," which is "Jay-Hova," as in Jehovah. Jay-Z raps about himself throughout the song. It is a short summary of his life, including how he sold crack in Brooklyn and showed his entrepreneurial streak by going to Virginia and Maryland to peddle drugs there for a bigger profit.
